A Craftsman Just Turned Dead Car Engines Into One-of-a-Kind Guitars
I’ve been thinking about this one for days. A Slovenian craftsman named Vlado Plateis is turning discarded car engine heads into fully playable electric guitars,…
Fire, Memory, and the Design That Wants to Keep Both Alive
Every year during the Ghost Festival, millions of people across East Asia stand at street corners, in parking lots, or on sidewalks, setting fire to…
Five Years, One Bowl, and a Woodturner Who Refused to Quit
Most of us abandon a project after a few weeks of frustration. Olivier Gomis sat on one for five years, then came back and finished…
The Kneeling Chair From 1979 Finally Gets Its Color Moment
Most great design doesn’t need a second chance. It gets one take to impress you, and either you connect with it or you don’t. But…
A Jewelry Artist Just Turned a 50-Cent Coin Into a World Cup Ball
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is already one of the most logistically ambitious tournaments in the sport’s history. Three host nations. Forty-eight teams. One official…
The 24-Year-Old Who Built a Life-Size Spaceship He Couldn’t Visualize
Abel van Oirschot has aphantasia, which means his mind’s eye is permanently dark. No mental images, no visual memory, no ability to picture a face…
Varydes Built a Steel Pen Named After Rain That Never Falls
Pens have been essentially the same for decades. You pick one up, you write, you lose it in the bottom of your bag, and you…
Monai’s New Baby Crib Monitors Heart Rate With 4K Sensors
Baby gear has always been functional. Safe. Practical. But design, real design, has rarely been part of the conversation when it comes to infant furniture….
Polaroid Just Upgraded the Tiny Camera Collectors Love
There was a time when the only people you would see carrying around Polaroid cameras were the hipster film or art students or the always-on-a-nostalgic-trip…
Harvard Students Built a Lamp That Taught a Robot to Make Art
There are moments in design when your first thought isn’t “how does it work” but “how does it feel.” Hikarigami is one of those objects….
Thailand Just Turned Food Delivery Waste Into Actual Furniture
Most furniture with a sustainability story asks you to make a trade. You sacrifice the aesthetics for the ethics, and you call it a choice…
A Moss-Covered Payphone Just Became the Voice of 2147
Picture a payphone. Not a sleek, reimagined version, just an actual, beat-up Telefónica booth, the kind you might walk past on a Barcelona street without…